Trebonius

Gaius Trebonius (92 BC-January 43 BC) was a Roman politician who instigated the plot to assassinate Julius Caesar in 44 BC.

Biography
Gaius Trebonius was born in 92 BC, the son of an eques. He served as quaestor in 60 BC and became plebeian tribune in 55 BC, granting control of Spain to Pompey the Great and Syria to Marcus Licinius Crassus. In 54 BC, he was made one of Julius Caesar's legates, serving in Caesar's Gallic Wars (including the command of three legions during Caesar's invasion of Britain). In 49 BC, he took part in the capture of Massilia during Caesar's Civil War, and he became urban praetor in 48 BC and administered Caesar's debt laws. He was also sent to govern Hispania Ulterior, serving until 46 BC, when several legions rose in rebellion. In 45 BC, Caesar appointed Trebonius as suffect consul, and Trebonius actively plotted against Caesar, even approaching Mark Antony about a plot to kill Caesar. On 15 March 44, he kept Antony outside the Roman Esnate as Caesar was assassinated, and he left for Asia Minor that same year to serve as proconsul. While there, he raised money and troops for Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus, but he was captured by Publius Cornelius Dolabella, tortured, and beheaded for treason in 43 BC.